He had his first set of shots which he took like a champ; he actually slept the entire rest of the day. (Note to self: remember to coordinate Brandon's next set of shots with any long car-rides, plane flights, or days when mommy wants to go to the mall) =)
I wish I could say that by now Brandon and I have worked out some sort of daily routine but it just hasn't happened yet. I am a big proponent of schedules and lists and itineraries, all of which Brandon laughs at. I firmly believe it's because I am exclusively breastfeeding that Brandon eats so frequently, plus the fact that he is the size of a small bear cub. His feedings are not only frequent but also sporadic. In a four hour time-span he may want to eat two, four, six or eight times; I can never tell. There is no rhyme or reason to his eating pattern yet and it's driving me bananas. He's lucky he's so adorable <3
One thing I am definitely grateful for is the fact that he is able to differentiate between day and night. The ONLY thing I can count on is the fact that once he has had a bath and a bottle of pumped milk somewhere around 9pm, he falls asleep and stays asleep for about 4-5 hours. Thank Jesus. He wakes up around 2am, gets his diaper changed, breastfeeds for a few minutes and then goes back to sleep. Same thing happens at 6am, 8am, and by 10am he's up for the day. This is my one little slice of normalcy and routine within a 24 hour period. Without this I would probably end up on an episode of 'Snapped'.
From 10am -9pm our day is a blur of breastfeeding, diaper changes, random 20 minute naps and playing with our toys.
Sitting in the Bumbo chair helps Brandon exercise his neck muscles which is good because he's not the biggest fan of 'tummy-time'. If I catch him in an awesome mood he may tolerate laying on his belly for approximately 4 - 5 minutes, just long enough for me to snap some cute pictures!
Brandon is growing and developing so fast I feel like I can't even keep up! He literally outgrew a pair of pajamas overnight. I am just trying to soak up every ounce of cuteness I can while I'm still on maternity leave because if Brandon's crazy feeding schedule doesn't earn me a spot in the looney-bin, I'm sure my first day back to work will do it! =)
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